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Gastroenterology Coding Alert

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Find Diagnosis in Chart, Not LCD

Published on Tue Jul 20, 2021

Question: Which diagnosis code is payable for an upper GI on a 12-year-old patient? California Subscriber Answer: You should look at the medical record and select the appropriate diagnosis code based on what the physician documented as the reason for and/or findings of the upper GI so you can select the right diagnosis code. You should never base your ICD-10-CM [...]
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